Alfred George Cotton (1888-1917)
London born french polisher served with DLI commemorated on Arras Memorial
Alfred George Cotton was born in 1888 to Henry Edward Cotton and Mary Ann Cotton, as one of 13 children. By the time of the 1911 census, two of the 13 children had died. Alfred’s father was listed as a french polisher, as were Alfred George himself and his younger brother Frederick John Cotton. They lived, according to the census, at 216 Glyn Road, Clapton Park, London.
Alfred presumably enlisted in Hackney and joined the Durham Light Infantry. As part of the 1st/6th Battalion, he got transferred to France, where he was killed in action on 14 April 1917. He is commemorated on the Aras Memorial, Pas-De-Calais, France, and received the British War Medal, as well as the Victory Medal for his services in the First World War.
Birth date: 1888
Death date: 14-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: 216 Glyn Road, Clapton Park, London (1911 Census)
Employment: French Polisher (1911 Census)
Family: Parents: Henry Edward Cotton, Mary Anne Cotton
Siblings: Henry Edward Cotton (Jr.), Peter Cotton, James Cotton, Margaret Cotton, Clara Florence Cotton, Frederick John Cotton, Ada Amelia Cotton, Arthur William Cotton, Matilda Maud Cotton (1911 Census)
Military service:
1st/6th Batallion, Durham Light Infantry
Private
273085
stationed in France
Killed in Action
Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Pas-De-Calais, France
Gender: Male
Contributed by swejk, darlington
